Leland Yee:
Championing the powerless is not easy
By David Boyce
Almanac Staff Writer

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current term expires in 2014.
In a recent interview in a booth in a
Millbrae cafe, Sen. Yee, who has declared
himself a candidate for mayor of San
Francisco, talked about his legislative
career in Sacramento.
By his account, being a champion of the
powerless has not been easy.

he Declaration of Independence declares the equality of individuals and that
“governments are instituted” to
secure rights to life, liberty and the Being a legislator
“It’s very easy to be a legislator,” he said.
pursuit of happiness.
Just leave the hard work to lobbyists who,
he said, greet legislators at the beginning

One member of California’s government,
Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco — and
Woodside and Portola Valley — has, over
his years in the state Legislature, built a
substantial claim to securing rights for a
particular set of individuals: children, the
poor and the disabled.
Sen. Yee, 62, is a native of China who with
his mother emigrated at the age of 3 to the
United States. He has a doctorate in child
psychology from the University of Hawaii
and practiced for 20 years, particularly with
socio-economically disadvantaged children.
He is a former San Francisco supervisor
and was a state Assemblyman from 2003 to
2006, when he was elected to the Senate. His

the community.

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Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac

A thoughtful Leland Yee sits in his 14th-floor Senate office at the top of the State
Building in San Francisco. Sen. On the wall above him is a poem commemorating
his journey out of China as a boy, his rise to positions of influence and the resulting
pride that his compatriots feel.

writing, finding sponsors, and conferring
with members and the governor’s office.
“We tend not to do (our legislation like)
that,” he said. “We’re very different.”
Sen. Yee and his staff write their own bills
based on their own analysis and their own
“life experience,” he said. They also do their
own lobbying and their own search for outside sponsors, when necessary.
Such sponsors can “give a bill clout”
and improve its chances in committee,
said Adam Keigwin, the senator’s chief
of staff, in a phone interview. Among

“On a bill that helps business at the expense
of consumers, I know where I’m going to go
and it’s not toward the business. ...
For me, it’s like David and Goliath.”
of a session with one message: “You just
sit back and relax.”
The lobbyists, he said, will do all the legwork in preparing bills, including research,

try to be fair to everyone on the staff and
give everyone a stake (in the outcome). It’s
extremely difficult, a lot of work, but to me
it’s extremely refreshing.”
His office’s fact sheets and press releases
are written in his office and not by outsiders. “Some sponsors don’t like that,” Mr.
Keigwin noted.
Asked about the condition of the
Legislature, Sen. Yee said that while it is
structurally sound, it is somewhat dysfunctional, in part due to term limits.
Those limits do address the arrogance of
power, but they create another problem.
Some members depend on lobbyists and
legislative staff to the extent that they are
asking “what to do and sometimes how to
think, and that is wrong,” Sen. Yee said.
“The worst situation is in the Assembly,” he said, where the lengthy legislative
process gives members only until midFebruary to introduce their bills. “That is
the bill package that you are going to be
using (for re-election),” he said. “If you
don’t have your act together, you’re going
to be in deep trouble.”
A better term limit might combine the
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Sen. Leland Yee in his office
at the top of the State Building
in San Francisco talks with Jane
Xiao, a reporter from the Hong
Kong newspaper Sing Tao Daily.

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Assembly’s six-year limit and
the Senate’s eight for a legislator
to use as he or she sees fit, he
said.
With Sen. Yee’s focus on the
disempowered, where does that
leave industry-backed bills?
“Those bills we don’t do,” Sen.
Yee said. “Those with power get
more power. Those with money
get more money. On a bill that
helps business at the expense of
consumers, I know where I’m
going to go and it’s not toward
the business. ... For me, it’s like
David and Goliath.”
His legislative history tends to
split along party lines. Some bills
that have become law include:
■ A 2004 set of rules instructing
merchants how to provide information on video game violence
ratings. The entertainment industry argued for self-regulation.
■ A 2010 requirement that
youths wear helmets when downhill skiing and snowboarding,
and for resorts to post appropriate
signs. This law is dormant because
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
vetoed a companion bill requiring

ski resorts to develop and publish
safety plans. The resort industry
expressed concerns over liability
and enforcement responsibilities.
■ A 2010 whistleblower protection act allowing employees at state
universities to seek damages in
court if they experience retaliation
for reporting illegal or improper
actions. Such protections already
exist for other state employees.
“I like whistleblowers,” Sen. Yee
said. “Power tends to be a strong
breeding ground for arrogance.
Whistleblowers, for me, are heroes.
They have made a conscientious
effort and jeopardized their careers
and jeopardized their safety. ...
That is how a democracy grows to
become even stronger.”
The safety of domestic violence
victims is another concern. In
San Mateo County in 2008, Sen.
Yee took on District Attorney
Jim Fox and Steve Wagstaffe,
Mr. Fox’s successor, when prosecutors threatened a domestic
violence victim with jail if she
did not testify in open court.
“To go and re-victimize (the
plaintiff) is a horrible thing to
do,” Sen. Yee said. The DA should
find other evidence to make its

case, he said.
Sen. Yee’s bill, which became
law, extends to domestic violence
victims the existing prohibitions
against such incarceration for victims of sexual assault.
Asked to comment, Mr. Wagstaffe said he did not disagree with
Mr. Yee’s motives. But with the
change in the law, abusers now
have leverage: a promise of good
behavior can persuade victims not
to testify, he said.
There have since been a few
times, Mr. Wagstaffe said, when
prosecutors have had to resort
to plea bargains; cases have been
dismissed for lack of evidence.
Victims’ statements to police are
inadmissible in court, he said.
Ousted

In mid-September 2010, Sen. Yee
occupied the No. 2 position in the
leadership of the Senate as assistant
president pro tem. By mid-October, he had been demoted by the
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell
Steinberg, D-Sacramento.
Sen. Yee’s offense, he said, had
been his “no” vote on the state
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Arizona shooting has investigators
looking at threats to Leland Yee
With potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate
Sarah Palin and her confrontational style of politicking in
the news in connection with
the Arizona shootings, Palinrelated threats to state Sen.
Leland Yee have resurfaced.
Sen. Yee, D-San Francisco,
represents District 8, which
includes Woodside and Portola Valley. He is a candidate for

mayor of San Francisco.
Sen. Yee’s office experienced
“a clear uptick” in anonymous
hate messages via phone, fax
and e-mail following his effort
to make public Ms. Palin’s
$75,000 contract to speak at
a June 2010 black-tie gala at
California State University at
Stanislaus, said Adam Keigwin,
Sen. Yee’s chief of staff.
Investigators into the Ari-

zona shootings have apparently found faxes with language
similar to those that Sen. Yee
received around that time, Mr.
Keigwin said.
He referred inquiries about the
investigation into the threats to
Sen. Yee to the office of the Legislature’s Sergeant-at-Arms and
the California Highway Patrol.
— Dave Boyce

C O M M U N I T Y

Event features African-American composers

Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac

“I don’t need anyone to tell me
how to think.”
STATE SEN. LELAND YEE

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budget in protest of proposed
cuts to public education and
services to the poor.
“Basically, the decision was to
get rid of the position for efficiency
purposes,” said Mark Hedlund
on behalf of Sen. Steinberg. “The
position didn’t exist before (Sen.
Yee occupied it) and was created
for him some time ago.”
Asked to comment, Sen. Yee’s
chief of staff Adam Keigwin noted
that former Sen. Jackie Speier once
held the position. “That was the
first I’ve heard of the ‘efficiency’
line,” he added. “I think everyone
knows why it happened. Sen. Yee
thought voting his conscience was
more important.”
“I don’t need anyone to tell me
how to think,” Sen. Yee told the
Almanac. “Any elected official
should be able to analyze (a
situation) and come to his own
conclusion.”
“You cannot be the largest state
in the union and supposedly a
world-class economy and be 47th
in spending on public education,”
he said. “What are we going to do?
Keep cutting until we’re last?”
“My goal was to say, ‘Wait a minute. You can’t be cutting education
and services to the poor and the
disabled,’” he said. “We Democrats
should be representing certain
values. Holding up the budget was
to wake up everybody that we’re
doing some very harmful things
to the people of California.”
The Arc of San Francisco, a
nonprofit resource for disabled
people, nominated Sen. Yee for
a “Profile in Courage” award for
his budget vote.
Proposition 13

For decades, a two-thirds majority in the Senate and Assembly
was needed to pass the state budget. The Republicans, a longtime

minority in both houses, would
regularly hold up budget passage
in protracted negotiations. No
more. With voter approval of state
Proposition 25 on Nov. 2, a simple
majority can pass a budget.
Voters also approved Proposition 26, which requires a twothirds majority vote in the Legislature to pass a fee levied on a
business to ameliorate an impact
by that business on society or the
environment.
“We (were) under the thumb of
a minority,” Sen. Yee said about
the two initiatives. “(The voters)
are going to give us the power to
do our jobs but they’re also going
to watch us closely.”
The pendulum is swinging.
Proposition 13, approved by
voters in 1978, slashed local
government’s authority to raise
property taxes, in part because
people on fixed incomes were
being threatened with the loss of
their homes, Sen. Yee said.
“There was a loud cry for some
modification. (Legislators) just
didn’t hear it,” he said. “You had
individuals who took advantage of
that and went too far. (Prop 13) has
crippled the ability of our government to provide for our children,
the disabled and the poor, and I
think that’s wrong.”

Music by African-American
composers of yesterday and
today will be presented by local
musicians in a concert on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center of Eastside
College Preparatory School in
East Palo Alto.
Under the direction of Menlo
Park pianist Josephine Gandolfi,
the musicians for some time have
been exploring songs and instrumental music by outstanding
African-American composers.
Proceeds from the concert will
benefit the tuition-free school’s
music programs.
On the program is music that
draws from the rich resources
of African-American traditions
— spirituals, jazz, blues — and
other American, European, and
world sources.
Two of the composers — Florence B. Price and William Grant
Still, both born in the late 19th
century — are recognized and
celebrated as the first AfricanAmerican composers to distinguish themselves as symphonic
composers.
The settings of spirituals for
voice and piano by composers
Undine Smith Moore, Margaret Bonds, Betty Jackson King,
Jacqueline Hairston, Charles
Lloyd Jr., and Hale Smith have
been heard in concert halls for
decades, performed by such
renowned artists as Marian
Anderson and Leontyne Price.
Valerie Capers, active in New
York today as a composer, pianist, and teacher, is versed in both
classical and jazz idioms; several
movements of her “Portraits in
Jazz,” tributes to such jazz greats

Photo courtesy of Josephine Gandolfi

Performers in last year’s concert return to Eastside Prep Jan. 30.

as Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday, Miles Davis, and Charlie
Parker, will be performed.
Featured on the program will be
the premiere performance, commissioned for this occasion, of a
work by gifted young composer
Joshua McGhee for soprano and
trio, on an original text entitled,
“Where Freedom Rings.” Mr.
McGhee is a recent graduate of the
music department of California
State University East Bay.
Performers on the program
include, along with Ms. Gandolfi,
soprano Yolanda Rhodes, pianists/vocalists LaDoris Cordell
(a judge and former Palo Alto
city councilwoman) and Deanne
Tucker, violinist Susan C. Brown,
cellist Victoria Ehrlich, and clarinetist Carol Somersille.
Founded in 1996 (20 years
after the closing of East Palo
Alto’s only high school) by Chris
Bischof, Eastside Prep has met
its goal of preparing all students
for admission to four-year colleges. To date, every Eastside

Prep student has gone on to a
four-year college.
The nonprofit middle and
high school provides tuitionfree education to traditionally
underserved students, many of
whom are the first in their families to attend college. It relies
heavily on private-sector and
foundation donations.
In addition to its academic
offerings, the school has a
music program that includes
choirs, bands, and instrumental
instruction, under the direction
of performer/teacher/composer
David Chaidez.
The school is located at 1041
Myrtle St. in East Palo Alto.
There is on-campus parking.
The suggested donation for
the concert is $15, general; and
$5, senior and student. Tickets
are available at the door only.
For information, call 650688-0850.
— Story submitted by
Josephine Gandolfi.

On the cover
State Sen. Leland Yee, shown
in the cover photo in his San
Francisco office, represents
California’s 8th District,
which includes Woodside
and Portola Valley. His legislative priorities reflect a
strong tilt toward students,
the poor, the disabled and
the tax-paying public as a
vigorous advocate for government transparency.

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Talks/Authors
Reading & Signing with Bill Draper.
“The Startup Game” is the first up-close look at
how the relationship between venture capitalists
and entrepreneurs is critical to enhancing the
success of any economy. Bill Draper is one of
the West Coast’s first venture capitalists and the
founder of Sutter Hill Ventures in Palo Alto. Jan.
26, 6-7 p.m. Stanford Bookstore, 519 Lasuen
Mall, Stanford. Call 650-329-1217. stanfordbookstore.com
Bridging the Innovation Gap. A recent
report cites that the U.S. ranks last out of 40
nations in progress made in the last decade on
innovation based competitiveness. A panel discusses what tax policy, trade, and support for
science, technology and education is required
to make American innovation thrive once again.
Jan. 19, 7-8 p.m. $15 members; $25 nonmembers. Quadrus Conference Center, 2400
Sandhill Road, Menlo Park. Call 1-408-2805530. commonwealthclub.org/sv
Annual Photographic Fine Arts Lecture. Nationally published photographer and
teacher Charles Cramer will give an illustrated
talk about his journey as a nature photographer
and master printer and the value of the print
as an art form. Cosponsors Palo Alto Camera
Club, Mid-Peninsula Photo Alliance, and Palo
Alto Art Center. Jan. 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free.
Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium, 1313 Newell
Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-494-3222.
Julie Matsushima’s “For the Love of
Aimee.” The story is about the author’s granddaughter, Aimee, who was diagnosed with
irreparable brain damage. The author shares
the disappointments, challenges, and achievements they experience as they embark on a
journey to find a breakthrough. Jan. 26, 7 p.m.
Free. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo
Park. Call 650-324-4321. www.keplers.com
Kim Edwards’s “The Lake of Dreams.”
The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.” Jan. 21, 7 p.m. Free. Kepler’s, 1010 El
Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-324-4321.
www.keplers.com
Linda Gray Sexton’s “Half in Love:
Surviving the Legacy of Suicide.” The
daughter of acclaimed poet Anne Sexton con-

At Kepler’s
Venture capitalist William
Davidow will discuss his new
book, “Overconnected: The
Promise and Threat of the
Internet,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 19, at Kepler’s bookstore,
1010 El Camino Real in Menlo
Park. In “Overconnected,”
he explains how the almost
miraculous success of the
Internet has also created a
unique set of hazards, in effect
over-connecting us, with the
direst of consequences.

Art Galleries
Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from 16th-Century Italy. Drawn entirely from the collection of
Kirk Edward Long, this display traces the evolution of thematic and compositional styles in Italy
from the High Renaissance through Mannerism.
Through Feb. 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Cantor
Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
The New Contemporary Gallery. When
the museum reopened in 1999 as the Cantor
Arts Center, the top floor of its new wing was
devoted to art of the past four decades. Since
then, more than 750 works of European and
American art in diverse media have been
added to the contemporary collection. Opens
Dec. 15, 2010, then ongoing. Free. Cantor Arts
Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.

Menlo School students win robotics title
For the second time in three years, Menlo School
took first place in the Northern California Robotics
Championship.
Team 3053, the “Doves of Justice,” competed
against 28 Bay Area teams in the championship held

Jan. 8 at Newark High School in Newark.
The Menlo team, under the direction of Marc
Allard, will compete in the Robotic World
Championship to be held April 27-30 in St.
Louis, Missouri.

Special Events
Peninsula orchid show. Ten local growers will sell orchids at the annual Orchid Society
show and sale Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 22
and 23, at the Community Activities Building,
1400 Roosevelt Ave. in Redwood City. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show will feature
award-winning blooming orchids, demonstrations of orchid-growing techniques, and
seminars. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for
seniors and children, 12-16.
Educational Forum for Gifted Student
Families. Forum includes presentations covering range of pertinent educational issues and
showcases resources for intellectually curious
students and their parents. Spaces are limited.
Jan. 23, 12-5 p.m. Free. Stanford University,
Palo Alto. Call 860-664-3586. www.scholarsearchassoc.com
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995 Fictitious Name
Statement
MENLO ATHERTON YOUTH LACROSSE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 242200
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
Menlo Atherton Youth Lacrosse at 38
Maple Avenue, Atherton, CA 94027,
San Mateo County.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s):
MJ DAVEY
38 Maple Avenue
Atherton, CA 94027
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on 10/01/2010.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on December 3, 2010.
(Almanac Dec. 29, 2010; Jan. 5, 12,
19, 2011)
SRK INSURANCE BROKERAGE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 242434
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
SRK Insurance Brokerage at 86 17th
Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402, San
Mateo County.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s):
SEAN RAYMOND KAI SMITH
12 Avila Rd.
San Mateo, CA 94402
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on December 21, 2010.
(Almanac Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011)
THE BAYPAY FORUM
BAYPAY
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 242481
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
1.) The Baypay Forum, 2.) Baypay at
441 Hillway Drive, Emerald Hills, CA
94062 , San Mateo County.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s):
BOZCA, INC.
441 Hillway Drive
Emerald Hills, CA 94062
This business is conducted by: A
Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on December 23, 2010.
(Almanac Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011)
THE BAILARD GROUP
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 242457
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
The Bailard Group at 120 Campo Bello
Lane, Menlo Park, CA 94025, San
Mateo County; Mail Address: PO Box
7347, Menlo Park, CA 94026.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s):
DAVID BAILARD
120 Campo Bello Lane
Menlo Park, CA 94025
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on December 22, 2010.
(Almanac Jan. 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2,
2011)
BOULDER AND BLUE PHOTOGRAPHY
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 242520
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
Boulder And Blue Photography at
1008 Henderson Ave., Menlo Park, CA
94025, San Mateo County.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the follow-

ing owner(s):
THOMAS CUSHNA
1008 Henderson Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on 12/04/2010.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on December 28, 2010.
(Almanac Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2011)

997 All Other Legals

Faye E. Stein, husband and wife, as
Trustor, in favor of First Republic Bank
as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC
AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER,
in lawful money of the United States,
all payable at the time of sale, that
certain property situated in said County,
California describing the land therein
as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN
SAID DEED OF TRUST The property
heretofore described is being sold
“as is”. The street address and other
common designation, if any, of the real
property described above is purported
to be: 44 Bear Glen Drive, Woodside,
CA The undersigned Trustee disclaims
any liability for any incorrectness of
the street address and other common
designation, if any, shown herein. Said
sale will be made without covenant or
warranty, express or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances, to
pay the remaining unpaid balance of the
obligations secured by and pursuant
to the power of sale contained in that
certain Deed of Trust (together with any
modifications thereto). The total amount
of the unpaid balance of the obligations
secured by the property to be sold and
reasonable estimated costs, expenses
and advances at the time of the initial
publication of this Notice of Trustee`s
Sale is estimated to be $1,616,523.56
(Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and
advances will increase this figure prior
to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale
may include all or part of said amount.
In addition to cash, the Trustee will
accept a cashier`s check drawn on a
state or national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit union or
a check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, savings
association or savings bank specified in
Section 5102 of the California Financial
Code and authorized to do business
in California, or other such funds as
may be acceptable to the trustee. In
the event tender other than cash is
accepted, the Trustee may withhold the
issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon
Sale until funds become available to the
payee or endorsee as a matter of right.
The property offered for sale excludes
all funds held on account by the
property receiver, if applicable. DATE:
December 20, 2010 Fidelity National
Title Company, TRUSTEE 09-00246-4
135 Main St. Ste. 1900 San Francisco,
CA 94105 415-247-2450 James Gips
Authorized Signature Regarding the
property that is the subject of this
notice of sale, the “mortgage loan
servicer” as defined in Civil Code §
2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has not
obtained from the Commissioner a
final or temporary order of exemption
pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53
that is current and valid on the date
this notice of sale is recorded. The
time frame for giving a notice of sale
specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52
subdivision (a) does not apply to this
notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code
Sections 2923.52. Fidelity National
Title Company, as Agent for the mortgage loan servicer as defined under
California Civil Code section 2923.53
(k)(3) James Gips Authorized Signature
SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED
ON LINE AT www.priorityposting.com
AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL 714-573-1965 P783921
1/5, 1/12, 01/19/2011
Almanac

Trustee Sale No. 09-00246-4 Loan
No. 22-400060-0 Stein Title Order No.
09-40701680-MH APN 072-230-130
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED September 20, 2005. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
On January 25, 2011, at 12:30 PM,
at the Marshall St. entrance to the Hall
of Justice and Records, 400 County
Center, Redwood City, CA, Fidelity
National Title Insurance Company,
as the duly appointed Trustee, under
and pursuant to the power of sale
contained in that certain Deed of Trust
Recorded on September 28, 2005,
as Instrument No. 2005-169615 Book
Page of Official Records in the office
of the Recorder of San Mateo County,
CA , executed by: Robert B. Stein and

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee
Sale No. : 20100015009671 Title
Order No.: 100574943 FHA/VA/PMI
No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/23/2007.
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE
OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed
Trustee under and pursuant to Deed
of Trust Recorded on 05/30/2007 as
Instrument No. 2007-082281 of official
records in the office of the County
Recorder of SAN MATEO County, State
of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: HOMA L
SMITH, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION
TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH,
CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT
or other form of payment authorized
by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale
in lawful money of the United States).

GOGO PENINSULA!
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 242698
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
GOGO Peninsula! at 541 Windsor Drive,
Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo
County.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s):
SUNSHINE BAND LLC
541 Windsor Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
This business is conducted by: A
Limited Liability Company.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on 01/03/2011.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on January 10, 2011.
(Almanac Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2011)
MENLO PRESS
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 242560
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
Menlo Press at 651 Oak Grove Ave.,
Suite A, Menlo Park, CA 94025, San
Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
DUC VU
35588 Chaplin Dr.
Fremont, CA 94536
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on December 30, 2010.
(Almanac Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2011)
MENLO PARK AIKIDO DOJO - ROCKY
VALLEY
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 242711
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:.
Menlo Park Aikido Dojo - Rocky Valley
at 3477 Edison Way, Menlo Park, CA
94025, San Mateo County.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s):
ROCKY VALLEY
4840 Kingbrook Drive
San Jose, CA 95124
This business is conducted by: A
Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on 01/01/2011.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on January 11, 2011.
(Almanac Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2011)

MARKETPLACE the printed version of

fogster.com

DATE OF SALE: 01/25/2011 TIME OF
SALE: 1:00 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT
THE MARSHALL STREET ENTRANCE TO
THE HALL OF JUSTICE AND RECORDS,
400 COUNTY CENTER, REDWOOD
CITY, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other
common designation, if any, of the real
property described above is purported
to be: 1133 MELLO ST, EAST PALO
ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94303 APN#: 062125-020 The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other
common designation, if any , shown
herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed
or implied, regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances, to pay the remaining
principal sum of the note(s) secured by
said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of
Trust, fees, charges and expenses of
the Trustee and of the trusts created
by said Deed of Trust. The total amount
of the unpaid balance of the obligation
secured by the property to be sold and
reasonable estimated costs, expenses
and advances at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale is
$408,211.50. The beneficiary under
said Deed of Trust heretofore executed
and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand
for Sale, and a written Notice of Default
and Election to Sell. The undersigned
caused said Notice of Default and
Election to Sell to be recorded in the
county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES &
POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL,
SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-7302727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West,
L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT
A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated:
12/30/2010 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000
Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison,
Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866)
795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 6617800 ASAP# 3853902 01/05/2011,
01/12/2011, 01/19/2011
Almanac
Trustee Sale No. 244320CA Loan No.
0080992829 Title Order No. 557666
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU
ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST DATED 08-21-2003. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On
01-26-2011 at 12:30 PM, CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the
duly appointed Trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded
09-03-2003, Book , Page , Instrument
2003-249704, of official records in
the Office of the Recorder of SAN
MATEO County, California, executed
by: CHARLES P. LEE AND ELIZABETH
H. LEE, AS HUSBAND AND WIFE, as
Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,
FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public
auction sale to the highest bidder for
cash, cashier's check drawn by a state
or national bank, a cashier's check
drawn by a state or federal credit
union, or a cashier's check drawn by
a state or federal savings and loan
association, savings association, or
savings bank specified in section 5102
of the Financial Code and authorized
to do business in this state. Sale will
be held by the duly appointed trustee
as shown below, of all right, title, and
interest conveyed to and now held by
the trustee in the hereinafter described
property under and pursuant to the
Deed of Trust. The sale will be made,
but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding title,
possession, or encumbrances, to
pay the remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by the Deed of
Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee
for the total amount (at the time of the
initial publication of the Notice of Sale)
reasonably estimated to be set forth
below. The amount may be greater on
the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE
MARSHALL STREET ENTRANCE TO THE
HALL OF JUSTICE AND RECORDS, 400
COUNTY CENTER, REDWOOD CITY,
CA Legal Description: AS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST
Amount of unpaid balance and other
charges: $2,415,993.64 (estimated)
Street address and other common
designation of the real property: 125
ELEANOR DRIVE WOODSIDE, CA 94062
APN Number: 069-225-440 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability
for any incorrectness of the street
address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property
heretofore described is being sold

"as is". In compliance with California
Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,
trustee, beneficiary, or authorized
agent declares: that it has contacted
the borrower(s) to assess their financial
situation and to explore options to
avoid foreclosure; or that it has made
efforts to contact the borrower(s) to
assess their financial situation and to
explore options to avoid foreclosure
by one of the following methods: by
telephone; by United States mail; either
1st class or certified; by overnight
delivery; by personal delivery; by
e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE:
12-29-2010 SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT
Exhibit DECLARATION PURSUANT TO
CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION
2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil
Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as
follows: 1. It has obtained from the
commissioner a final or temporary
order of exemption pursuant to Section
2923.54 that is current and valid on
the date the notice of sale is filed;
and 2. The timeframe for giving notice
of sale specified in subdivision (a) of
Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section
2923.55. JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association Name: Ann Thorn
Title: First Vice President CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as
Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www.
fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or
www.priorityposting.com Deborah
Brignac CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE
COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH
BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200
OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP N110612
CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 P785888
1/5, 1/12, 01/19/2011
Almanac
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee
Sale No. 442859CA Loan No.
3060291170 Title Order No. 434834
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST DATED 01-09-2006. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On
02-09-2011 at 01:00 PM, CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the
duly appointed Trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded
01-13-2006, Book , Page , Instrument
2006-006719, of official records in the
Office of the Recorder of SAN MATEO
County, California, executed by: JOHN
ANDREW BYERS, A MARRIED MAN AS
TO A LEASEHOLD ESTATE, as Trustor,
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as
Beneficiary, will sell at public auction
sale to the highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check drawn by a state or
national bank, a cashier’s check drawn
by a state or federal credit union, or a
cashier’s check drawn by a state or fed-

eral savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial
Code and authorized to do business in
this state. Sale will be held by the duly
appointed trustee as shown below, of
all right, title, and interest conveyed to
and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and
pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale
will be made, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances,
to pay the remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by the Deed of
Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee
for the total amount (at the time of the
initial publication of the Notice of Sale)
reasonably estimated to be set forth
below. The amount may be greater
on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE
MARSHALL STREET ENTRANCE TO THE
HALL OF JUSTICE AND RECORDS, 400
COUNTY CENTER , REDWOOD CITY, CA
Legal Description: LOT 40, AS SHOWN
ON THAT CERTAIN MAP ENTITLED,
‘’STANFORD HILLS UNIT A INCREMENT
1, MENLO PARK, SAN MATEO COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA’’, FILED IN THE OFFICE
OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF
SAN MATEO COUNTY, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ON APRIL 29, 1959 IN
BOOK 51 OF MAPS AT PAGE(S) 20
AND 21. Amount of unpaid balance and
other charges: $1,072,824.15 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property:
2391 BRANNER DRIVE MENLO PARK,
CA 94025 APN Number: 074-323-020
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the
street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold
“as is”. In compliance with California
Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,
trustee, beneficiary, or authorized
agent declares: that it has contacted
the borrower(s) to assess their financial
situation and to explore options to
avoid foreclosure; or that it has made
efforts to contact the borrower(s) to
assess their financial situation and to
explore options to avoid foreclosure
by one of the following methods: by
telephone; by United States mail; either
1st class or certified; by overnight
delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail;
by face to face meeting. DATE: 01-112011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE
COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 730-2727
or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965
or www.priorityposting.com CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT
A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT
9200 OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP CA24379 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP#
3879884 01/19/2011, 01/26/2011,
02/02/2011
Almanac

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or cause to be made, printed, or published, any
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respect to the sale or rental of housing
accommodation, that indicates any
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